Storage-battery circuit



Sept. 18 1923.

R. L. YOUNG BATTERY CHGITS STORM-3F Film April 9, 191:2@

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g& d gTVToRA/EY Patented Sept. 18, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

ROWLAND L YOUNG, F EAST DRANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG'NC-R T0 AMER'GAN TELE- PHNE .AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, A CORORATIN (2F NEW' STORAGE-BATTERY CIRCUIT.

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The mneygeucy butiey normally reid'raiined in a uly Qharged state by being bridged across the. ml circuit so thai a smal chargug current. nnmy mvtherehrough, auficem in mm 're/@mkh tha internal sses 'hexeoi f3. sepame cmfx'z pmvded m give the Qnrgeucy battery im @sionalmmwfhmga or to m-clmrge the same a'lr m1 @urgency discharge.

nventon descip by it may be Ssiec'twy cmece to any pair @i battery bus-bays, defsgnaed Y to l1 mzusvm the Mmngements of he canne@- znns being such any one of the generatmrs mag; m ulzd .Gor Qhargimg any one. of 'Hm "un 5 shal now deczfbe. The bus mmnecte to gmu" d, buses l() and, il am comwcted t@ th@ na/xiv@ terminals of baeris A1 ud B1 and buses 8 and to ih@ negavc uxmnals of the batteries A2 au@ Each swch 5 is of the, double pole., 'ouhg www ype :md its left Contacs are, connected '10 the bums 8 and l() Wxerw as im. right cnntacfs me cnnecte to the muses 9 nd U.. VhQn, theefoe, the halb (Ufa of the switch isi; thrown to tha left, it connects the inemedata pole of the Switch wtn. bak-wry A1 and when hrown 'to the ,menne bus-har D. It will be observed that only one cell is provided in the arrangement herew in illustrated for retaining the bus l) at its normal potential. butv it is readily understood that where it vis desirable to here greater number of cells so that o tiner edu `ustment of the potential of the bus is poeein le, this may be uowrnplished by switching arrangement Similar to thit of battery El. The switches 14 and 1G are arranged to close their left contacts before they open their right ones, and vice veren, so that there cln be no break in the bus-her circuits when these Switches are oper: ted. They may also be provided with suitable re`ejtnnces to pie vent excessive currents during the momen.- tury short circuits of batteries El and lili,

To recharge the emergency batteries-a after a discharge they are provided with e charging circuit, which extends from the hat 'v bus-har l0 through the switch in its lett' position, conductors 34 and Q4, Switchs-5 i3 and li in the positions sliown in the drew ing, eondurtor 28.' switch l5 in the no eition shown in the driving better); E?, conductor Z9 and chefs 4 and 2. to the battery bus-har 8. ,One oi f charging generators, es (i3, tney be neeted across buses 8 end t0, hy throwi switch 5 to the lett and switch ti to the ri the potential ot the generator being.; editie to supply toll charging current to the emergency batteries. This Charging circuit may also be used for giving;l the einei feney haitteriee` an occasional overehnrge.

Although l have herein Shown and de scribed only one torni sind urrmigeinent ot circuits elnhodyinrgt the invention., and only one form of method ot' praetitingfI the sanne, it is readily understood that various; ehe-.nime and lnodiiieutions muy he nitido therein n thin the scope oit the following' claims without depurtinff from the spirit and ecope et the invention.

lVhat einiin is:

t. In combination, a plurality of primary sources of current, :t plurality of mein seeondfiry `Sources of current, ineens for seiee tively eonneeling certain ot the seid primary and secondary sources in parallel. e, oed

eii'enit. menne for selectiv v tonnerting; to said lood circuit one or more of seid diiriv Sources5 en mixiliziry seeondnry source of currentn eironit for normally maintainingr said :nixiierv .noni-fie in a charged statte h v :torrent 'from seid load circuit. ineengtor ut times 'interrni'iiintr Huid norl'nzil circuit und connecting amid auxiliar-Y Source in ries with Seid nie-iv ,eet .y load circuit. n enl n ni A poteifiiil thereo i. en l menne 'for n. tir-I fnineetiiiggg one et Said primary sources ot our it eerose seid auxilinrvsecondary Source to restore t'. charge therein.

2. In {Joinbxnotion ptntnlity o primary nireee in geld onnnry sources nemesi d batteries, :l load circuit, switching eens-s ifi-fr tonneeting l batteries-1 to end disieo-nnertingg the saine. from Seid circuit. mid Ineens being so arranged es to connect the batteries in pernllei relationehip when more than one there of io eonneetetji in .finiti eirtznit, en etixiiiery battery, 'i coni .sation for norineltv bridging Said auxiliary ,ii'ttery across Seid load Circuit to nieintz'iin the ssi'd battery in si charged ineens 'for :it tintes interrupting Seid connection end associating; Suid auxiliary battery with seid main tmttery to augment the potentiel thereof., n devine tor regulating the effective potentiel fr? @oid on,

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unxiiinry boo other :icroes t ""'on eY ttery to retain Seid -zuutiiiery l :t charmed statte, Switching ineens tot. timee eoi'ineoting ne of eeid mmfliitry h eriee in series; with Se the mein battery in i high voltage load circuiti the other o Seid nux'liei' bittteriee in series with the portion et the mein h :ttterj/ eonneeted in seid lon Wege toed eireuit to augment t L et Seid eirettits,f.ind zi circle'. :it tiniee reetoring the Charge in seid at liorv batteries.

fi.' lin .eoi'iihinetimi. i' jv eonroe off enrrei'it tbereoii.; en nuxit :i p une e lottery tiooted iery r tery norinolj; retained in o. ohergfged statte y errent troni Suid entire@ nndnezins t tunen dieronnetf-t.ntf both oi seid heb u zu? troni seid eonree and connecting Sold auxiliary hott y in Series with the .mein battery to enginent the voltaggio thereof?.

o.k The xnethm oi ring o reserve bm",- tery constantly oveiiehio 'for engnientinf he voltage ot e, mein buttery which ooi'- eiste in non'iollf; passing through seid re Serve battery e current enht 'iellv confit in energy to the ii 't 'el loesee hereofn and then connecting the h1 ..terv in s rile ivii the .mein lifzttt-rvt The method et', rendering e reserve .Ote toed circuit llO `attery,

y .n series i ot iat-teensis o,Y a pluralitj.' rith each other, a pluoi1 eurientr switch-- e rely eonneeting saiti i h said portion et bat- .',a first load circuit, switching means to saiet circuit or more of said batteries Jfor connecting; one ot said batteries te said, ch it in parallel with each other,

y. .L n a recoin; load circuit and switching means tor connecting a portion or a plurality et portions of the battery in parailel 'with each le other in saicl second lenti circuit.

' i combination, a main battery, a load an auiiiiary buttery, means Jfor Dredging the umhary buttery a aid toad circuit to retain the sante charged condition, and 4means for at times connecting` i battery in series with said.

mation, .entrain battery eeni- .i plureiity of. portions in series .i each other, :i First load Circuit compris- 'n hat nti second toad eironion of said main baty of auxiliary bettsries, a con coing said auxiliary 1li other to one said nuxitohargetl anti state switching devices for at times interposing Seid auiiiliary batteries in said first and Second load Circuits respeetiyeiy to augment the gotentials thereof.

l0. Ten combination, a primary source of current, a battery bloated thereon, an auxiliary battery normally subjected to a Charging current, and means for at times (lisconnectingl saitl floating battery from said source and connecting` said auxiliary battery in series with the Heating battery to augment the. voitaffe thereof.

ll. In combination, a primary source of current., a battery Heated thereon, an auxil iary battery normally connected in parallel thereto, and means for at times disconnecting,r said Heating battery from said source and connecting said auxiliary battery in Series with said floating battery to augment the voltage thereof.

combination, a load circuit, a primary source of current and a battery Heated ther on for supplying said load circuit, an

e :auxiliary battery comprising a plurality of 'ee-iis normally subjected to a charging,Y eurrent. switching means for at times disconneeting' said ioating battery from the primary source of current so that the load eircuit will. be supplied from the battery alone, and switching means for connecting cells ot .said auxiliary battery in series with Said first mentioned battery to malte up for the drop in the yoitage of said battery as it discharges into the load circuit.

in testimony whereof l have signed my ame to this speeiieation this 8th day of April, 1WD. Y

?, W2A 'ND L. YOUNG. 

